Separating the Men from the Toys

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Separating the Men from the Toys

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Men have turned flying into a boys club, just as they've tried to turn computers into a boys club. You remember boys clubs from school. Their rituals were cryptic and complex. Gaining access to the clubhouse, hidden as it was in the woods or down a top-secret alley, was gained through convoluted navigation that had to be learned and understood. And, of course, there was the initiation.

Men have to make a secret out of everything. They succeeded admirably with computers, at least until GUIs came along. They've done pretty well with airplanes, too.